Category: Economy
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May Day 2013: Fragile Economies, Aggressive Bosses and Struggling Workers
Stock markets around the world have made up the losses they incurred during the 2008-09 financial crisis and the workers of the world are paying the price for this recovery. … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Continental Crucible
Toronto — 20 April 2013. Big Business, Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America The crucible of North American neoliberal transformation is heating up, but its outcome is far … Watch video »
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The World’s Debts Shall Not Be Repaid
“On the eve of the crisis, the bourgeois, with the self-sufficiency that springs from intoxicating prosperity, declares money to be a vain imagination. Commodities alone are money. But now the … Keep reading »
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The Cyprus Eurocrisis: The Beginning of the End of the Eurozone?
The Cyprus crisis is essentially a Eurozone crisis which threatens the very foundations of the European Union (EU). This small island economy, only 0.2 per cent of the Eurozone, is … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Boom, Bust and Crisis
Labour, Corporate Power and Politics in Canada Over the past decade, Canadians have experienced wild economic swings: an economic boom followed by massive layoffs in traditional industries and a wrenching economic … Watch video »
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Reshaping Fiscal Policies In Europe
Enforcing Austerity, Attacking Democracy On December 9th 2011 the European Council announced a new Fiscal Compact, as part of the series of measures undertaken in order to resolve the Eurozone sovereign … Keep reading »
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What is ‘Socialist’ about ‘Green Socialism’?
“Another grand, left-wing concept with an adjective… Shouldn’t we rather work on concrete social-ecological projects – on initiatives for conversion, a process of ‘energy transition,’ or free public transport?” Undoubtedly, … Keep reading »
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Subsidies and Concessions: The Never-Ending Corporate Shake-Down
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first economic policy initiative of 2013, which took him to Oakville in early January to trumpet yet another $250-million in auto subsidies, ought to raise some … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Monsters of the Market
David McNally interviewed by Ali Mustafa (audio only): A night to celebrate the launch (in paperback) of David McNally’s Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism and the … Watch video »
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The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State
Asbjørn Wahl argues that the welfare state should be seen as the result of a class compromise forged in the 20th century. Recorded ion Toronto, 15 November 2012. Watch video »
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Why Carney’s Appointment as Bank of England Governor Should be Challenged
The appointment of Mark Carney as next Governor of the Bank of England has been greeted with universal acclaim. In the House of Commons Ed Balls was quick to congratulate … Keep reading »
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Greece and Our Illusions
Challenging the Tyranny of Corporate Rule While it may be premature to speculate on the legacy left by the various social upheavals that have occurred since early-2011, the electoral tide sweeping … Keep reading »